diff --git a/.cursorrules b/.cursorrules
index 4ac8166..ff1eff3 100644
--- a/.cursorrules
+++ b/.cursorrules
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@ Use conventional commits. Prefix determines changelog category:
 
 ## When editing registry.json
 
-- Every entry needs all required fields: name, repo, slug, description, type, homepage, skills, rules, mcpTools, extras, topics, status, version, language, license, pagesType, hasCI.
+- Every entry needs all required fields: name, repo, slug, description, type, homepage, skills, rules, mcpTools, extras, topics, status, language, license, pagesType, hasCI.
+- Do not add a per-tool `version` field. It was removed because tool repos auto-bump patch on every content merge, so a catalog-pinned version re-stales on each tool's next content PR. The catalog tracks tools by repo and homepage, not by patch version.
 - `type` must be `cursor-plugin` or `mcp-server`.
 - `skills`, `rules`, `mcpTools` must be integers.
 - After editing registry.json, also update:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate.yml b/.github/workflows/validate.yml
index c17b0e1..0c83388 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/validate.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/validate.yml
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ jobs:
             "extras": dict,
             "topics": list,
             "status": str,
-            "version": str,
             "language": str,
             "license": str,
             "pagesType": str,
diff --git a/AGENTS.md b/AGENTS.md
index 349ab86..86807c9 100644
--- a/AGENTS.md
+++ b/AGENTS.md
@@ -124,12 +124,13 @@ Array of tool objects. Required fields per entry:
 | `npm` | string | npm package name (empty string or omit if none) |
 | `topics` | string[] | Discovery tags |
 | `status` | string | `experimental`, `beta`, `active`, `maintenance`, `deprecated`, or `archived` (see [`standards/lifecycle.md`](standards/lifecycle.md)) |
-| `version` | string | Current semver version |
 | `language` | string | Primary language |
 | `license` | string | SPDX identifier |
 | `pagesType` | string | `static`, `mkdocs`, or `none` |
 | `hasCI` | bool | Whether the repo has CI workflows |
 
+There is intentionally no per-tool `version` field. Tool repos auto-bump patch on every content merge, so a catalog-pinned patch version re-stales on each tool's next content PR (and is never rendered anywhere - the sync generator and docs site ignore it). The catalog tracks tools by repo and homepage. Do not reintroduce it.
+
 ### `docs/index.html`
 
 The catalog site. It embeds a copy of the registry data in a `<script type="application/json">` tag as a fallback, and also fetches `registry.json` at runtime. The embedded copy is regenerated from `registry.json` by `scripts/sync_from_registry.py`. Do not edit the embedded block by hand.
diff --git a/CLAUDE.md b/CLAUDE.md
index 8552ff9..105cc9c 100644
--- a/CLAUDE.md
+++ b/CLAUDE.md
@@ -47,7 +47,9 @@ Developer-Tools-Directory/
 
 ### registry.json
 
-Array of tool objects. Each entry has: `name`, `repo`, `slug`, `description`, `type` (cursor-plugin | mcp-server), `homepage`, `skills`, `rules`, `mcpTools`, `extras`, `topics`, `status`, `version`, `language`, `license`, `pagesType`, `hasCI`. `status` is one of `experimental`, `beta`, `active`, `maintenance`, `deprecated`, or `archived` (see [`standards/lifecycle.md`](standards/lifecycle.md)).
+Array of tool objects. Each entry has: `name`, `repo`, `slug`, `description`, `type` (cursor-plugin | mcp-server), `homepage`, `skills`, `rules`, `mcpTools`, `extras`, `topics`, `status`, `language`, `license`, `pagesType`, `hasCI`. `status` is one of `experimental`, `beta`, `active`, `maintenance`, `deprecated`, or `archived` (see [`standards/lifecycle.md`](standards/lifecycle.md)).
+
+There is intentionally no per-tool `version` field. Tool repos auto-bump patch on every content merge, so a catalog-pinned patch version re-stales on each tool's next content PR; the catalog tracks tools by repo and homepage instead. Do not reintroduce it.
 
 When updating, run `python scripts/sync_from_registry.py` to regenerate every derived artifact. The `sync-check` CI job blocks PRs that drift.
 
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 41c11ff..4a02d2c 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.16.1
+1.16.2
diff --git a/docs/index.html b/docs/index.html
index e5d77e5..1aaa6f1 100644
--- a/docs/index.html
+++ b/docs/index.html
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ <h3>Scaffold Generator</h3>
   </button>
 
   <script id="registry-data" type="application/json">
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   <script id="search-index" type="application/json">
diff --git a/registry.json b/registry.json
index b0fa041..c2b6062 100644
--- a/registry.json
+++ b/registry.json
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
       "game-development"
     ],
     "status": "active",
-    "version": "0.7.2",
     "language": "Python",
     "license": "CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0",
     "pagesType": "mkdocs",
@@ -51,7 +50,6 @@
       "hdrp"
     ],
     "status": "active",
-    "version": "1.2.1",
     "language": "Python",
     "license": "CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0",
     "pagesType": "mkdocs",
@@ -77,7 +75,6 @@
       "dockerfile"
     ],
     "status": "active",
-    "version": "1.0.0",
     "language": "Python",
     "license": "CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0",
     "pagesType": "static",
@@ -103,7 +100,6 @@
       "monitoring"
     ],
     "status": "active",
-    "version": "1.0.0",
     "language": "Python",
     "license": "CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0",
     "pagesType": "static",
@@ -129,7 +125,6 @@
       "typescript"
     ],
     "status": "active",
-    "version": "1.0.0",
     "language": "TypeScript",
     "license": "CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0",
     "pagesType": "static",
@@ -154,7 +149,6 @@
       "plaid-api"
     ],
     "status": "active",
-    "version": "1.0.0",
     "language": "Python",
     "license": "CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0",
     "pagesType": "static",
@@ -179,7 +173,6 @@
       "work-management"
     ],
     "status": "active",
-    "version": "1.0.0",
     "language": "TypeScript",
     "license": "CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0",
     "pagesType": "static",
@@ -204,7 +197,6 @@
       "steam-workshop"
     ],
     "status": "active",
-    "version": "1.0.0",
     "language": "TypeScript",
     "license": "CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0",
     "pagesType": "static",
@@ -230,7 +222,6 @@
       "npm"
     ],
     "status": "active",
-    "version": "1.0.0",
     "language": "TypeScript",
     "license": "CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0",
     "pagesType": "none",
@@ -255,7 +246,6 @@
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     ],
     "status": "active",
-    "version": "0.2.0",
     "language": "TypeScript",
     "license": "CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0",
     "pagesType": "static",
@@ -274,7 +264,6 @@
     "extras": {},
     "topics": [],
     "status": "experimental",
-    "version": "0.1.0",
     "language": "TypeScript",
     "license": "CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0",
     "pagesType": "none",
@@ -302,7 +291,6 @@
       "addon-development"
     ],
     "status": "active",
-    "version": "0.2.3",
     "language": "Python",
     "license": "CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0",
     "pagesType": "none",